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Rural literacy rate up over 10 pc points in past decade: Govt tells Lok SabhaRural India's literacy rate saw a significant boost over the past decade, rising by over 10 percentage points to 77.50% in 2023-24. Female ...09 Dec, 2024, 10.07 PM IST- Women now have more say in money matters, 38 per cent own house or land: SurveySurvey also shows only 3.3 per cent such women faced violence during pregnancy. This indicator seems to reflect a better awareness of their...02 Mar, 2017, 12.16 PM IST
- Women now have more say in money matters, 38% own house or land: SurveyThe 38% jump in women with bank accounts is complemented by the fact that 84% married women in the age of 15-49 years are participating in ...02 Mar, 2017, 10.49 AM IST
- Improving financial literacy way forward towards financial inclusion: Jayant Sinha-led panelEfforts done towards financial inclusion along with way forward were discussed during the panel discussion led by Sinha.20 Apr, 2016, 11.13 PM IST
- Economic Survey 2015: Female literacy improves; 10.9% over 5.6% male literacyHowever despite these measures, the Economic Survey points out that the overall standard of education in India is below global Standards.27 Feb, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
- Bring literacy rate on par with world's leading societies, says President Pranab MukherjeePresident Pranab Mukherjee today emphasised on stepping up efforts toward complete eradication of illiteracy from the country.08 Sep, 2014, 03.37 PM IST
- Census 2011: Literacy rate up by over 4.5%, gap between male & female narrowsThe overall growth in the literacy rate, however, is one of the lowest recorded so far, just higher than the 3.13% growth rate of 1971 Cens...06 Apr, 2011, 10.17 AM IST
- Census chief: Population density worrisome too, apart from skewed sex ratioAs India's Census Commissioner, the 1985 batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre headed the country’s 15th census, which deployed 2.7 mil...02 Apr, 2011, 05.33 AM IST
- Kerala set to see fall in population growthThe state recorded its slowest decadal increase in population of 4.8% between 2001 and 2011, or a compounded average annual growth rate of ...02 Apr, 2011, 03.06 AM IST
- Slow population rise boosts job prospectsSlowing population growth and rise in literacy rates is likely to boost growth and employment prospects in India, the third-largest Asian e...02 Apr, 2011, 02.56 AM IST
- Census of India 2011: Himachal Pradesh registers 12.81 % population growth, sex ratio upHimachal Pradesh has registered 12.81 per cent growth in population during the past decade while the female sex ratio improved from 968 to ...01 Apr, 2011, 10.39 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Population rise slows, literacy rate growsIndia has added another Brazil to its population in the last 10 years despite population growth slowing down.01 Apr, 2011, 02.27 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Three out of four Indians can read and write nowEven as there was a sense of achievement at the improvement in the literacy rate, questions are being raised about what constitutes literac...01 Apr, 2011, 12.44 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Shocking gender bias among 17.5% humanityThe country posted its worst child sex ratio since independence, as ugly preference for male child zoomed alongside much-feted economic gro...01 Apr, 2011, 12.44 PM IST
- Bravo, CensusCensus 2011 results are out amazingly fast and show acute gender distress.01 Apr, 2011, 07.45 AM IST
- Census of India 2011: Figures shocking, says BJPBJP today described the Census 2011 figures as "an eye-opener and shocking" and insisted that more efforts are needed to control the popula...31 Mar, 2011, 11.04 PM IST
- Khurshid plans to involve MPs in minority programmeThe ministry for minority affairs is proposing to introduce some changes in its multi-sectoral development programme for minority concentra...07 Aug, 2009, 02.59 AM IST
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